Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
rHE BIGGEST SNOWFALL.


Lly's Adventure in H-saved BY Tim. the
Cat.
Here comes the snow Look. look
what beautiful lakes!' cried Lily rs
she gaZed from the nursery window.
Il am glad! ~
"Why arc you glad?" askel Ida. who
was watching the SKY. II am not
glad"
mo, because You want to 60 to
Reigatc; but want to make the big.
gcst SNOWFALL that ever was seen ~
'You will be puzzled to do that" re-
piled her sister. ''But here comes the
know-stOrm."
The snow fell thickly. and in the
morning there was nothing but white
to be seen. Two days passed; more
snow came. but then the weather
cleared. Ida went off. under her par
ents' escort, to her aunt's house; and
LILY. putting on her thicsest boots and
warmest clothes. went into the garden
with her brothers to make 1.-THE biggest
SNOWFALL that was ever seen ~
OF course Tim. the cat. looked on.
Nothing can be done unless Tim has 4
share in the fun of this happy family.
Perhaps. as it turned out, it was good
thing that Tim Uas looking on.
The children kept rolling the snow
about until the bali had got AS big as
Lily herself. They were scoOping it
Oat in the middle to make it into a
house. when dinner-time came, and the
children went indoors with such red
hand, and faces. and looking as well rs
possible.
After dinner the boys went out walk
ing; Lily kept quiet for a while. think
ing. Soon Lily creps downstairs and
out into tn, garden to see her big snow
Sball, and to play 1t being a Laplander.
She had heard that Lapianders lived
lin cold countries in Snow-houscs; so she
was = ''L1p." She dug out more snow.
until she could sit inside the great
SNOWFALL quite ii the end of the garden.
Lily was very no: rs she crept in. and
piled the snow by degrees in front of
her; her gloves got very wet. and her
hands burned when she stuck them to-
,se:hcr. A: last she got drowsy, and
fcll fast asleep.
Tca-time came. 'Where is Miss
Lly?" asked nurse. No one could tell.
No one had seen her since dinner. ex-
cept the parlor-maid. who said; ''Per-
haps she is in the garden.
The nurse looked ont. 1t was then
getting dark. She pu: on her goloshes.
and walked all around the garden seek
ing Lily. She Looked a. the SNOWFALL.
No Lily was there; she could see
nothing but the snow-mass.
Then she became frightened; where
could Lily b.? There were no marks
in the snow to show that she had gone
ont into the road. Perhaps she has gone
with her brothers to Sc. the s.idsrs on
the common!
Five O'Clock. No Lily. Now it was
dark. Father and mother would be
home soon. Tho nurse. cook. and par
lor-maid searched all over the hous,-
upstairs. downstairs. But no Lily!
As they were searching u knock came
to the door, Father and mother had
come home. after leaving Ida at Reigate.
In a few minutes the boys came in, too;
but without Lily!
Their mother ut once noticed the pale
and frightened face of the parlor-maid,
but said nothing until she reached the
nursery. when she saw the nurse just
rs frightened. ana even paler.
'.What is the matter?" cried Mrs.
Smith. lis any thing wrong? You
and Fanny are both looking rs
frightened rs if there had been thieves
in the house. What has happened?
Speak
''Oi. mann. Mss Lily-is-los.!'
Lost screamed Mrs Smith. Lost.
and you sit here quietly? Have you
searhed? did you senl for the police?
Where was she lost?"
The poor mothers alarm and distress
were terrible to see. She was so fond
of AL her children that she was nearly
distracted; she rushed into every room.
-dashing the cupboarjs and presses
open. and unlocking the trunks: she
looked into the cistern. into great
.sofa-box in the bed room. under all the
beds. She turned the cat roughly out
of the armchair. and poor Tim. being
very much frightened. ran downstairs
and mewed until the cook let him 90
out into the garden.
Willie and Earnest also searched.